Confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz appears in court with public defender Diane Cuddihy to face more charges for allegedly fighting with a Broward County Jail detention deputy. Preliminary bond was set at $200,000.

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz attacked a deputy in a Broward jail on Tuesday, wrestling him to the ground and grabbing his stun gun, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

And a shackled Cruz kept his head bowed as he appeared in court Wednesday to face charges related to the assault.

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The trouble began about 6 p.m. Tuesday as Sgt Raymond Beltran was in a dayroom area guarding Cruz, according to the incident report.

When Beltran asked Cruz not to drag his sandals as he walked around the room, Cruz gave him the middle finger. Beltran, 41, stood up and Cruz, 20, rushed him.

Cruz punched Beltran in the face and they both fell to the ground, the report said. They struggled until Cruz was on top of Beltran, repeatedly punching the deputy’s head with his right hand, the report said.

While on the ground, Beltran managed to roll on top of Cruz, who then grabbed the Taser from the deputy’s holster. As the two wrestled, the device discharged but no one was shocked.

Beltran regained control of the Taser and punched Cruz in the face. After that, Cruz retreated and sat down in a dayroom chair, the report said.

Confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz appears in court with public defender Diane Cuddihy to face more charges for allegedly fighting with a Broward County Jail detention deputy. Preliminary bond was set at $200,000. (Mike Stocker / Sun Sentinel)

Security cameras recorded the attack on video, which will not be released during the ongoing investigation, officials said.

Sgt. Anthony Marciano, director for the Federation of Public and Private Employees, which represents detention deputies and sergeants inside the Broward County jails, said Beltran “was attacked. He was in an altercation, but at no point in time was he ever incapacitated.”

He said Beltran handled the situation in an appropriate way, and that the video would back him up.